- Publisher: Krillbite Studio , Raw Fury
- Release Date: Dec 5, 2019
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One
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Dec 5, 2019Mosaic is a cold game in which you strive to find even a shred of warmth. It fills you with a desire to be better, to talk deeply to yourself and reassess your values. It doesn’t feel like a game, exactly, but more of an experience in empathy. Full of quirky dark humour that for once doesn’t come in the form of cringy dialogue, and enriched with concepts that could make even the most steeled among us weep, Mosaic does the heart some good.
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Dec 6, 2019Mosaic gives meaning to the meaningless; it’s existential nihilism in digital form. It's lovely.
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Jan 16, 2020It’s not a game you play, but more an interactive experience, somewhat an art piece that is a meditation on modern life or the difference between the commercial world and the artistic/creative world. It’s not a long experience but it’s worth a go, though for the length of it I would still wait for a special before shelling out money on it. But if a good special comes along I would recommend grabbing it and letting yourself float along with the story.
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Dec 5, 2019Although Mosaic’s gameplay is simple and the play length short, it boasts a powerful story with many unique elements you won’t find anywhere else.
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Dec 6, 2019This is the beauty of Mosaic; it’s not just another tale made up for storytelling impact. These are feelings and situations I felt empathy with and that are a current problem within our world today. It’s great to see more developers wanting to go down this route when creating games and wanting to make a difference. I’d be surprised that when the end credits roll on Mosaic, you wouldn’t want to change even the smallest details of your own life for the better.
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Dec 5, 2019Mosaic is a remarkable narrative game, suggestive in its small length, telling of a silent revolution in an oppressive dystopian society.
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Dec 5, 2019Are games meant to be fun, or simply something to distract us from the injustice around us: homelessness, deforestation? Mosaic's gameplay is purposefully opaque, the meaning behind your actions blurred to a point where continuing on may seem pointless. It may not always be engaging, but those with patience will unravel an uplifting message about human connection. The irony is hopefully not lost on the player; that a game about freeing oneself from your phone... is played on one.
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Dec 5, 2019Mosaic might only last a few hours, but within that time it has moments that can stick with you, bring you joy amidst the monotony of everyday life. There's a message here to say that there is always a glimmer of hope even if it isn't always obvious, which is a good message to send. Plus, there's a talking goldfish.
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Dec 5, 2019A surreal and nightmarish adventure with great art design and intense atmosphere, but not very challenging.
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CD-ActionJan 15, 2020The game induces sleepiness here and there because of its low tempo and repetitiveness but it does so for a reason. It helps that the art style is both flexible with color tones and insanely modest. [02/2020, p.45]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 27
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Mixed: 11 out of 27
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Negative: 8 out of 27
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Feb 22, 2020
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Dec 25, 2019The gameplay is built on the plot. I also liked the graphic design. Need more of these games.
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Dec 9, 2022didn't really think this game is that crazy good or crazy bad, just average